When something is totally absurd, contradictory to basic logic, unsubstantiated by any evidence, it can be legitimately called a prank, a hoax or a joke.

But when the joke starts to be taken seriously by the US House of Representatives and Senate, it stops being funny. At that point it evolves into something that is pathetic, wasteful and a distraction from important issues, both domestic and international.

The worst part is that the joke is on the American people who voted for a man that they wanted to take on the establishment. At the moment, it is as though the establishment is taking on him.